Fall Butterfly Birthday Card

Good day crafty friends! There are still a few butterflies fluttering around my flowers, but a hard freeze is expected in the next few days. The freeze will definitely put and end to the remaining annuals that have been trying to hang on. So, I was inspired to use a butterfly on this Fall Butterfly Birthday Card. The floral patterned paper is by Bo Bunny (Stay Awhile Collection) and the Granny Apple Green polka dots is by Stampin' Up!. Using Memento black ink the butterfly from the Beautiful Day stamp set by Stampin' Up! was stamped and then colored with a mix of Stampin' Blends and Copic markers. The butterfly was fussy-cut and adhered flat to the card. To finish the card the Happy Birthday Wishes sentiment from the retired Avant-Garden stamp set by Stampin' Up! was matted to a Granny Apple Green scalloped oval and adhered flat for easy shipping. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• Addicted to Stamps: Make Your Mark
• Crafts Galore Encore: Anything Goes
• Creative Moments: Anything Goes
• Love To Craft: Anything Goes
• Watercooler Wednesday: Feminine Anything Goes

Butterfly Fall Blessings Card

The weekend is almost over and Fall/Autumn has officially arrived. I'm happy to report we received some much needed rainfall and the weather is much cooler. When I was in my backyard this afternoon putting seed out for the birds I noticed several butterflies fluttering around the yard. They were all different, some large and some small. I have several perennials they like to visit and a sage bush that is also popular with the hummingbirds. The backyard butterflies inspired me to make this Butterfly Fall Blessings Card. The stamp is from the retired Watercolor Wings stamp set by Stampin' Up! and the patterned paper is from the Enchanted Harvest paper pad by Bo Bunny. To finish the card I added the Fall Blessings sentiment by Impression Obsession along with three retired candy dots by Stampin' Up!. Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges entered:

• Aud Sentiments: Fall + Sentiment
• Crafty Friends: Autumn Colours
• The Crafter's Cafe: Autumn and/or Spring

Zinnia Bouquet Card

Last week I was digging through a drawer of stamps and found this Zinnia Bouquet by Taylored Expressions which I had never used. I placed it on my craft desk to make sure it got inked up and not forgotten again. This morning I decided to use it on a card. The image was stamped with Memento black ink, colored with Copic markers and then die cut with the coordinating die. Although I only have orange zinnias in my flowerbed I decided to use a mix of orange, pink and yellow. The Enjoy Your Day sentiment is perfect for several different occasions like: birthday, wedding shower, anniversary or Mother's Day. I'm thinking I might send this card to my aunt for her upcoming birthday. To coordinate with the flowers some patterned paper was added from the Painted Blooms paper pad by Penny Black. The woodgrain background paper is from Stampin' Up! Since butterflies love zinnias, I added a little orange embossed butterfly with three small pearl accents and that's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• Crafty Gals Corner: 3+ Layers
• Creative Moments: Anything Goes
• Love To Craft: Anything Goes
• Watercooler Wednesday: All About Occasions
• Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

Fabulous Day Card

Hello! I ended up having a little time to myself this evening when my hubby ran errands. So, once the washing machine and dryer were doing their thing... I decided to play.

Earlier in the week I found a really good deal on the Early Bird paper pad by Bo Bunny (2017), so I bought two. The colors in this paper are really pretty and I thought it would look good with the polka dot butterfly from the Hero Arts Stamp & Cut set. I bought the stamp set several years back and have barely used it. I love the polka dot butterfly, so I don't know why I don't use it more. Daffodil Delight ink by Stampin' Up! was used for the butterfly and Memento black for the sentiment and butterfly detail. That's it! I debated on adding embellishments but decided against it. Sometimes less is more! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the weekend!

Challenges entered:

• 4 Crafty Chicks: Crazy Egg/ATG
• Craftyhazelnut's: Patterned Paper
• Jo's Scrap Shack: Anything Goes
• Shopping Our Stash: Quit Buggin' Me!!

Such a Deer Card

Good day crafty friends! Today I'm sharing this Such a Deer Card that I made using the Deer Friend stamp set by Newton's Nook. The colors used come from the Inky Paws challenge to use magenta, yellow, tangerine and teal. It took me awhile to figure out how I wanted to use the colors. I played around with several other ideas and finally this design evolved. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. The little deer are so sweet! 

My edge punches don't get used that much anymore, so I decided to punch some yellow cardstock to mat the focal area to. All images are by Newton's Nook and the background patterned paper is from the Happy Campers paper pad by We R Memory Keepers. That's it! 

Challenges entered:

• Cardz 4 Galz: Dies and/or Punches
• Crafty Friends: Animals/Birds
• Inky Paws: Colors
• QKR Stampeded: Anything Goes

Butterfly Belated Birthday Card

Hello! If you're anything like me, a birthday gets missed every once in awhile. Not on purpose, it just seems life goes too fast to keep up sometimes. One good thing about Facebook is it reminds us we have friend/family birthdays coming up. Getting a card in the mail is a completely different story!

This Butterfly Belated Birthday Card was made for one of my cousins. Her favorite color is purple, so I colored the butterfly from the Beautiful Day stamp set by Stampin' Up! with Highland Heather Stampin' Blends markers. The layout was based on the sketch challenge at Just Add Ink. Other Stampin' Up! supplies include: Marbled stamp, Memento black ink, Softly Falling embossing folder and silver sequins. The Smoky Slate cardstock circle was cut using a stitched circle die by My Favorite Things and the sentiment was stamped using the Hang in There stamp set by Lawn Fawn. That's it! Thanks for stopping by.

Challenges entered:

• Just Add Ink: Sketch
• Southern Girls: Stamp Your Mark
• QKR Stampede: Anything Goes

Use Yellow at Crafty Catz

Hello and happy Friday! It's my last post as a guest designer at Crafty Catz and it's gone by super fast. The theme is always anything goes but we would love to see some yellow on your creations. The sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps and my card features the Mouse - Big Flower image (one of my favorites). For all the challenge details and design team inspiration click HERE. I hope to see your creation in the gallery!

A miss you sentiment seemed appropriate for this image and this one by Hampton Arts (Jillibean Soup Handwritten Sentiments) had never been used. All patterned papers are from the For The Record 2 paper pad by Echo Park (2012). To color the image Copic markers were used and then it was die cut with a stitched circle die by My Favorite Things. A little stamped and punched yellow butterfly was added along with three glimmer dots and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• City Crafter: Butterflies
• Crafting By Designs: Anything Goes
• Southern Girls: Flower Power

Use Punches or Dies at Crafty Catz

Happy Friday! It's time for a new challenge at Crafty Catz. The challenges are always anything goes with an optional twist. This weeks option is to Use Punches or Dies, super easy! The sponsor this week is A Day For Daisies and I've used their Hoppity image. We would love for you to play along. Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration.

Challenges entered:

• Cute Card Thursday: Bugs or Butterflies
• Crafting By Designs: Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

The last couple of days have been super hot here in Oklahoma. In the morning my outdoor rabbits will be eating grass but in the afternoon they are laying around in my flowerbeds where it's shady. I like to watch them, so I usually check on them several times a day. Below is a picture out my back window of one laying down by the bushes. My hubby put the white piece of lattice up to help give more shade and the rabbit will lay under it. The birds love to use the lattice to rub their head and bodies on, it's fun to watch. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Think Summertime at Crafty Catz

Hello and happy Friday! It's time for a new challenge at Crafty Catz and this week the theme is Think Summertime. Summertime can mean different things to each of us and for me I think of bunnies, butterflies and flowers. My hubby and I aren't "summer people," so I enjoy the creatures and beauty of the season. We would love for you to play along and share what summertime means to you! For all the challenge details and design team inspiration click HERE.

Card supplies:

• Paper: Thick white cardstock, Melon Mambo cardstock by Stampin' Up! and patterned paper from the Summer Bliss paper pad by Echo Park.
• Stamps: Bunny digital image by Di's Digi Stamps, retired butterfly stamp by Stampin' Up! and sentiment by Unity Stamps from ...With You I'm Home sentiment kit May 2018.
• Inks & Coloring: Memento black for sentiment and Copic markers for image.
• Other Stuff: Stitched circle die by My Favorite Things, deckle scissors by Fiskars, butterfly punch and glimmer stickers.

Photos of my outdoor Cottontail Rabbits:

Challenges entered:

• Always Fun: Anything Goes
• Crafting with an Attitude: Anything Goes
• Creative Moments: Anything Goes
• Sunny Day Crafting: Any Animal

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Butterfly Thank You Card

Hope all is well in your world! This week I was busy making a special order of baby boy burp cloths. I had all my sewing supplies put away since my surgery last August, so it was a chore to set everything up. Now that everything is out I need to make baby girl burp cloths for a gift. They really are fun to make and are great baby shower gifts!

Now onto this Butterfly Thank You Card... I made this card for my neighbor who orders Stampin' Up! supplies from me. When I delivered her latest order I included this card. All supplies are current and by Stampin' Up!. Supplies include: Thick Whisper White cardstock, Shaded Spruce cardstock, Soft Sea Foam cardstock, Garden Impressions designer series paper, Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends markers, Memento black ink, Butterfly stamp from Beautiful Day stamp set and Thank You sentiment from the Abstract Impressions stamp set. That's it, thanks for stopping by!

Challenges entered:

• Crafty Creations: Anything Goes
• Pause Dream Enjoy: Anything Goes
• Watercooler Wednesday: All About Occasions

Chubby Butterfly Card

Hello and happy July 1st! There a lot of people with holiday/vacation plans this week since the 4th of July falls on a Wednesday. I hope you will have time to enjoy with family and friends. Please remember to keep your animals safe during fireworks! The 4th of July results in many animals running away from home or getting injured because they were scared.

This Chubby Butterfly Card was made with a couple of challenges in mind. I used the recipe challenge at Catch The Bug to use Kraft and a BRIGHT POP of color. Dry and wet embossing were used to play along at The Crafty Catz and I'm also linking this card to the anything goes challenge at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the holiday week!

Blue Butterfly Thank You Card

Wow! It's been a very long time since I've had two posts in one day. I'm definitely neglecting my household chores, but oh well!!! This Blue Butterfly Thank You Card was made for one of my neighbors who organized an outdoor activity for our neighborhood this coming weekend.

To make this card I decided to use a couple of Stampin' Up! supplies that I've had unused in my stash for awhile. I seem to buy supplies faster than I use them. The butterfly is from the Beautiful Day stamp set and was colored with Night of Navy Stampin' Blends. For the background the Marbled stamp was used with Poppy Parade ink. A strip of white cardstock was embossed with the Softly Falling embossing folder and then the Thank You sentiment from the Abstract Impressions stamp set was heat embossed on black cardstock with white embossing powder. The completed panel was matted to Night of Navy cardstock and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• C.R.A.F.T: Thank You
• DL.ART: Red, White & Blue
• Shopping Our Stash: Red, White & Blue
• Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
• SU-Only!: Patriotic, #SUOC202

Butterfly Kindness Card

Good day crafty friends! I have a quick post to share my latest card. This Butterfly Kindness Card was made using new and retired supplies by Stampin' Up!. Unfortunately the Watercolor Wings butterfly stamp is now retired, but the paper and sentiment are new. The patterned paper is from the Garden Impressions designer series paper, cardstock colors are Calypso Coral and Shaded Spruce, the sentiment is from the Abstract Impressions stamp set and the embossed panel uses one of the Petal Pair embossing folders. Three retired sequins add some sparkle and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Crafty Catz: Anything Goes
• Crafty Gals Corner: Anything Goes
• Craftaholics R Us: Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp: Bright Colors
• The Crafty Addicts: Anything Goes/Flowers

If Flowers were Hugs Card

Happy Tuesday! We had a wonderful rain shower this morning and it cooled the air temperature, so I ran a couple of errands to take advantage of the cooler weather. With the gloomy skies it seemed like a good time to make a bright and cheerful card. A couple of weeks ago I received my order from the new Stampin' Up! catalog and I finally inked up the Abstract Impressions stamp set. Using new colors: Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce, Grapefruit Grove and Pineapple Punch. To accent the stamped image both ends of the Mango Melody cardstock was embossed with one of the Petal Pair embossing folders. A retired butterfly stamp and punch were used for the little butterfly and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This If Flowers were Hugs Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Dragonfly Dreams: Anything Goes
• Stamping Sensations: Anything Goes

Heartfelt Sympathy Card

Last week a longtime friend of our family passed away and I made this Heartfelt Sympathy Card to send to her family. Unfortunately another family friend passed away yesterday, so I have a few more cards to make. When it comes to making sympathy cards I like to make them when the need arises. I have a few on hand, but I try to make a card that reflects the person who passed. Of course, sometimes that's easier said than done.

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Stamping Sensations: Close to Nature
• A Gem of a Challenge: Get Well/Sympathy
• Crafty Girls Creations: Anything Goes

All supplies used on this Heartfelt Sympathy Card have been in my stash for a while and include:

• Paper: Natural, Fresh Fig, Pistachio Pudding and Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock by Stampin' Up! with text patterned paper by Prima Marketing Madeline Collection (2011).
• Stamps: Visual Artistry by Tim Holtz, With Sympathy by Hero Arts, Bitty Butterfly and sentiment stamp both retired by Stampin' Up!.
• Inks: Fresh Fig and Crisp Cantaloupe by Stampin' Up!.
• Other Stuff: Big Shot, retired Framed Tulips embossing folder by Stampin' Up!, Cuttlebug Flourish embossing border, oval punch, scalloped oval punch and butterfly punch all by Stampin' Up!, along with three small pearls by Recollections. 

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Bunny Smile Card

Last week one of my crafty blogging friends, KT Fit Kitty, posted a card with a bunny and she mentioned a Bunny Hop. Well... since bunnies are one of my favorite critters, I knew I had to join this hop at Crafty Nomad's blog. I combined a few challenges to create this Bunny Smile Card.

First, I selected the Tulip Bunny image by Bugaboo and then I decided to use the color challenge at Catch The Bug. The image was colored with Copic markers and then die cut with a stitched square die. For the patterned paper selections, the green leaves came from the Flora paper pad by Carta Bella and Calypso Coral stripe is from the Petal Garden paper pad by Stampin' Up!. Some retired Calypso Coral twine and retired Crisp Cantaloupe sequins were added. To finish it off a little yellow butterfly with rhinestones and the sentiment from the Affectionately Yours stamp set by Stampin' Up!. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• Catch The Bug: Colors
• Crafty Nomad: Bunny Hop
• Dragonfly Journeys: Add Sequins
• Love To Scrap: Anything Goes
• Tuesday Throwdown: Critter Crazy

Catch The Bug April Color Challenge

Love and Prayers Card

Today marks the 23rd anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. I've lived in Oklahoma my entire life and although I didn't know anyone who lost their lives that day it still leaves a lasting imprint in my heart. It was the day that 168 individuals lost their lives and their families were forever changed. These families are in my prayers today as another anniversary is observed.

This Love and Prayers Card was made for my Mother. She recently mentioned that many of her friends are losing their parents and she needed more cards. So, I used the same layout from a previous card (click HERE) but I changed the colors and sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Oh So Eclectic Sympathy Card

Happy Saturday! When I sat down to create this card I knew I wanted to use the Oh So Eclectic stamp set with coordinating dies by Stampin' Up! but I didn't plan on it being a sympathy card. The sympathy sentiment just seemed fitting and I'm low on sympathy cards in my stash, so I just went with it.

All supplies for this card are by Stampin' Up!. First I started by inking the bricks using a stencil from the Pattern Party decorative masks along with Soft Sky ink (a retiring color). Then I stamped and die cut all the flowers and punched the bitty butterfly. Cardstock and ink colors include: Soft Sky, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Berry Burst, Fresh Fig, Sweet Sugarplum, Pink Pirouette, Crisp Cantaloupe, So Saffron and Crushed Curry. The hardest part was deciding how to arrange the flowers. Once the sympathy sentiment from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set was in place the flowers were adhered flat in place. Three small rhinestones were added to the butterfly and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Oh So Eclectic Sympathy Card is entered into the following challenges:

• SU-Only: Favorite Florals
• Crafty Creations: Anything Goes
• Crafting with Dragonflies: Use Dies and/or Punches
• Watercooler Wednesday: All About Occasions

Pretty Bunny Easter Cards

Hello! When I saw the Let's Be Happy stamp set by Unity Stamps I immediately feel in love with the pretty bunny. I used the stamp set to make four of my Easter cards for this year. The layouts are the same but I changed the colors and papers on each card. This post features two of the Pretty Bunny Easter Cards and you can see the other two HERE.

I really wanted to make this Pretty Bunny Easter Card using purple, but it was a challenge finding the right purple papers. I dug through a lot of patterned papers before I decided on this combination. The background paper is from a Recollections paper pad, the floral is from a freebie paper pad from a magazine and the dark plum was a scrap from my bin. The card with the pink and green color combination features papers from the new Spring Market paper pad by Carta Bella. A little yellow butterfly finished them off and that's it. Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges entered:

• Papercraft: Bunnies for Easter 
• Creates and Makes: Anything Goes
• Retarte: Anything Goes

Tulip Bunny Card

Good day/night depending on where you live! I have a quick post to share my latest handmade card. This Tulip Bunny Card was inspired by several current challenges including a photo inspiration challenge at Catch The Bug. I love the colors in the photo inspiration (see below) and decided to make another card with a bunny. The image is by Bugaboo and it's called Tulip Bunny. Copic markers were used to color the image and then a die cut square was used to cut the image. All the patterned papers are scraps from my craft desk and they required very little cutting. The sentiment is from a Unity Stamp Set called Let's Be Happy. Of course I had to finish it off with a little butterfly and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Tulip Bunny Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Catch The Bug: Photo Inspiration
• Crafty Awesomeness: Colored Image
• Everybody-Art-Challenge: Spring or Pink/Green
• Little Red Wagon: Hippity Hoppity

Catch The Bug March Photo Inspiration